About

Dr. Silva de Souza is a Psychologist (Ph.D.) preparing for licensure in the state of N.C. Her education includes a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology from Temple University, a Masters of Arts (MA) and Masters of Education (M.Ed.) from Teacher’s College, Columbia University, a Masters of Arts (MA) from Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis on Health Psychology from Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University.

Her work experience has been in a number of settings including hospital, outpatient and residential/inpatient settings. She has over seven years of clinical experience in Psychology and prior to that, five years of Child Life experience (three of which were Certified). Dr. Silva de Souza specializes in working with children, adolescents, adults, and families coping with chronic and life threatening illnesses. She also has experience treating behavioral issues, anxiety, depression, bereavement, PTSD, stress, relationship, dual diagnosis, and other developmental and psychological disturbances.

Dr. Silva de Souza has experience performing bariatric, developmental, psychological, and neuropsychological evaluations for children and adults, and is learning to perform forensic evaluations while at the Center for Personal Growth.